Tool



H. C. FRESE ET AL.

TOOL

FILED FEB 26,1921

Mar. 13, 1923.

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Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

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HENRY AND HENRY G. MUELLER, OF READLYN, IOWA.

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Application filed February 26, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY C. Fnnsn and HENRY G. MOELLER, citizens of the United States, residing at Readlyn, in the county of Bremer and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tools, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a tool for use in guiding the male member of a universal joint of an automobile into the female memher, the principal object of the invention being to provide a tool which can easily be held in position gripping the male member and which can be easily released from said male member and withdrawn from the universal joint casing.

Another object of the invention is to make the tool of two parts, each part having a socket for receiving a portion of the male member with means for pivotally connecting the two parts together.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the sev eral views, and in which Figure 1 is a view showing how the device is used to guide the male member into the female member of a universal joint such as is used on the Ford type of automobile.

Figure 2 is a front view of the tool.

Figure 3 is an edge view.

As shown in these views the tool consists of a pair of members 1 and 2, pivotally con- Serial No. 448,161.

preferably formed with two diameters and the hole in one member is made larger than the other hole, this arrangement of parts forming a hinge joint that will not bind.

As shown in Figure l the male member A is grasped by the tool, this member lying in the recess 5 in the tool. As the two parts of the universal joint are brought together the part A is directed into the socket B by the tool and as the tool is formed of thin material the two parts of the casing of the universal joint can be brought close together. The two parts of the tool are then separated so that said parts can be disengaged from the member A and pulled out of the casing and then the complete closing of the casing can be efiected.

The connection of the two parts of a universal joint of the type shown in Figure 1 has been made with difiiculty and usually takes a long time but with our tool the connection can be very quickly and easily made.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

l/Ve desire it to be understood that we may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A tool for the purpose described comprising a pair of opposed parallel bars having recesses therein adapted to provide a shaft receiving opening at one extremity of the tool, and a pivotal connection between saicll bars at the opposite extremity of the too 2. A tool for the purpose described comprising a. pair of opposed parallel bars having recesses in their opposed edges adapted to form a shaft receiving opening at one extremity of the tool, and extensions on said bars crossed and pivotally connected at the opposite extremity of the tool.

3. A tool for the purpose described comprising a pair of comparatively thin op posed parallelv bars, enlarged portions on said bars adapted to form a head at one extremity of said tool having a shaft receiving opening therein, and extensions on said bars crossed and pivotally connected crossed portions received in the openings for at the opposite extremity of the tool. the purpose set forth.

4. A tool of the class described having In testimony whereof We afiix our sig- 10 crossed portions at one end thereof provided natures.

' with aligned openings of different diameters and a pivot pin having portions correspond- HENRY C. FRESE. ing to the diameters of the openings in the HENRY G. MOELLER. 

